title: National Stroke Association recommendations for systems of care for transient ischemic attack.
abstract: Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) are common and portend a high short-term risk of stroke. Evidence-based recommendations for the urgent evaluation and treatment of patients with TIA have been published. However, implementation of these recommendations reliably and consistently will require changes in the systems of care established for TIA. The National Stroke Association convened a multidisciplinary panel of experts to develop recommendations for the essential components of systems of care at hospitals to improve the quality of care provided to patients with TIA. The panel recommends that hospitals establish standardized protocols to assure rapid and complete evaluation and treatment for patients with TIA, with particular attention to urgency and close observation in patients at high risk of stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0114, USA. clay.johnston@ucsfmedctr.org
authors.forename: S Claiborne
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Gregory W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Albers
authors.forename: Philip B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Gorelick
authors.forename: Ethan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cumbler
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klingman
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Meg
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlton
authors.forename: Edward P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Sloan
authors.forename: Uzma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vaince
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards